Peach Bars

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes

Total Time: 70 minutes

Yield: 1

Ingredients:

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1-1/2 cup sugar, divided
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• Dash ground cinnamon
• 1 cup shortening, margarine, or butter
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 9 medium peaches, peeled and chopped
• 1 tsp almond extract or caramel extractvor
• 4 tsp cornstarch

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Whisk flour, 1 cup sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon; cut in shortening until crumbly.
   
   In another bowl, whisk egg and vanilla until blended; add to flour mixture, stirring with a fork until crumbly.

 
2. Reserve 2-1/2 cups crumb mixture for topping. Press remaining mixture onto bottom of a greased 13x9 inch baking pan.

 
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3. Toss peaches with almond extract. In another bowl, mix cornstarch and remaining sugar; add to peaches and toss to coat. Spread over crust; sprinkle with reserved topping.

 

 
4. Bake until lightly browned and filling is bubbly, 40-45 minutes. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

 

Jess
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October 6, 20200 found this helpful

Yum! That looks delicious. We have a local u-pick peach farm. I'll have to see if they still have peaches this late in the year. :)